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I'll answer a different question. The major cost of airplanes is engine wear. Engines have a TBO of maybe 2000 hours, which means about a year's worth of flying
by blip54321 5y ago
I'll answer a different question. The major cost of airplanes is engine wear. Engines have a TBO of maybe 2000 hours, which means about a year's worth of flying at 40 hours per week. For a cheap plane like a basic Cessna, the overhaul is the cost of the aircraft.
If electric planes are lower-maintenance, for GA purposes, they could be a lot cheaper. The hobby would go from millionaires to ordinary folks.
Electric motors don't wear out like combustion ones do.
- bernulli 5y agoSure, and an engine that wouldn't need any fuel/power at all would be even better - the question is, what is practically/theoretically achievable. But I guess the fact that everyone is avoiding the elementary question of 'how much can a transportation system transport' tells me all I need to know about the practicality here.